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May 17 2021
Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Driver Walter Christie and mechanician Lewis Strang practicing in a 1906 Christie on Guinea Woods Road

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (9 comments)

May 15 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: William Geiger’s Motor Parkway Property in Wyandanch

William Geiger owned much of the property near the Motor Parkway in Wyandanch in Suffolk County however, two of the projects relating to the Parkway never materialized, a farmway bridge and a golf course. (9 comments)

May 12 2021
Stahls Automotive Museum acquires a 1963 Chrysler Turbine car

Our friends at the Stahls Automotive Museum, the owners of the green Tucker 1015, have announced that they are the new proud owners of the 1963 Chrysler Turbine car sold by Mark Hyman in March. (8 comments)

May 11 2021
Greg O’s Garage: Removable rims and their impact on early motoring and racing

Please give a big welcome to VanderbiltCupRaces.com columnist Greg Oreiro. Greg O's Garage first post: Sometime in 1904/1905, the idea of having a pre-mounted tire and tube with air on a removable rim was beginning to take form. And unlike today, it was a big deal then. (22 comments)

May 10 2021
Mystery Fotos #19 Solved: Old Country Road and Glen Cove Road intersection (circa 1952) and a Volvo that made the news in 1957

The Cradle of Aviation Archives challenged you to solve this special two-part Mystery Foto. (18 comments)

May 08 2021
The fate of Willie K’s Deepdale mansion in Lake Success

Janet: "On another thread, I took a ride up Lake Road in Great Neck last week an saw that the WK Vanderbilt home had been torn down with a new house on the site. Was there mention of this that I missed?" (10 comments)

May 05 2021
Cradle of Aviation Archives: An amazing 1936 aerial of the Motor Parkway, Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Raceway

Through the joint efforts of the Cradle of Aviation and VanderbiltCupRaces.com, treasures of Long Island history continue to be uncovered including this 1936 aerial. (7 comments)

May 04 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: The 1910 Buick VCR Team at Sea

Soon after the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the Buick team headed to Savannah, GA to participate in the Nov. 12th Grand Prize Race. The team and other auto enthusiasts returned after the race to New York on the steamship "SS City of Savannah" which featured in its on-board publication an article about the Vanderbilt Cup Race and several drivers. (6 comments)

May 03 2021
Mystery Foto #18 Solved: Motor Parkway officials at the Jerusalem Road field office circa May 1908

Garden City Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (6 comments)

May 02 2021
An Amazing Discovery: Brand new “still in the box” 73-year old Tucker luggage

Thanks to my friend Rob Ida, I have added a pair of "new" Tucker luggage for Tucker 1044. In this photo, I met with Mike and Sean Tucker and Bob and Rob Ida to collect these pieces of Tucker history. (18 comments)

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.